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A Guide to the 2006 IRC Wood Wall Bracing Provisions
A Guide to the 2006 IRC Wood Wall Bracing Provisions
List Price $39.00
Website Price $37.05

A Guide to the 2006 IRC Wood Wall Bracing Provisions will help you apply the lateral bracing requirements of the 2006 International Residential Code. The basic concepts, historical perspective, and the correct application of the 2006 International Residential Code bracing provisions are presented in a logical format incorporating appropriate examples, specific applications, and suggested solutions.
A Guide to the 2009 IRC Wood Wall Bracing Provisions
A Guide to the 2009 IRC Wood Wall Bracing Provisions
List Price $41.00
Website Price $38.95

A Guide to the 2009 IRC Wood Wall Bracing Provisions will help you apply the lateral bracing requirements of the 2009 International Residential Code. The basic concepts, historical perspective, and the correct application of the 2009 International Residential Code bracing provisions are presented in a logical format incorporating appropriate examples, specific applications, and suggested solutions.
Architectural Security Codes and Guidelines: Best Practices for Today's Construction Challenges
Architectural Security Codes and Guidelines: Best Practices for Today's Construction Challenges
List Price $79.95
Website Price $75.95

Architectural Security Codes and Guidelines: Best Practices for Today's Construction Challenges is the only resource to deliver effective, permanent solutions to securing structures right now. It defines all the relevant issues, as well as the roles and responsibilities of all participants. You'll find in-depth, expert coverage of the environment, sustainability, energy, information technology, changing demographics, safety vs. affordability, and more.
Basic Blueprint Reading and Sketching 9th Edition
Basic Blueprint Reading and Sketching 9th Edition
Website Price $107.95

Basic Blueprint Reading and Sketching 9th Edition will help users develop skills in reading and interpreting industrial drawings and preparing basic to advanced technical sketches. This book will provide them with basic principles, concepts, ANSI and SI Metric drafting symbols and standards, terminology, manufacturing process notes, and other related technical information contained on a mechanical or CAD drawing. This book has not yet been printed. Projected Availability: December 2009.
Basic Engineering for Builders
Basic Engineering for Builders
List Price $36.50
Website Price $32.85

Engineering principles explained in non-technical language and practical methods for applying them on the job. how to get permits issued without the help of an engineer, and anticipate requirements for concrete, steel, wood and masonry. See why you sometimes have to hire an engineer and what you can undertake yourself.
Basic Lumber Engineering for Builders
Basic Lumber Engineering for Builders
List Price $38.00
Website Price $34.20

With changing building codes and available products, beam and lumber requirements can be a challange. This book can help you fill the gap between what you can find in the building code span tables and what you need to pay a certified engineer to do. Includes large, clear illustrations.
BIM by Example: Building Information Modeling Case Studies
BIM by Example: Building Information Modeling Case Studies
Website Price $79.95

BIM by Example: Building Information Modeling Case Studies. This book has not yet been published. Projected Availability: July 2010.
BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors
BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors
List Price $85.00
Website Price $80.75

BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers, and Contractors provides an in-depth understanding of BIM technologies, the business and organizational issues associated with its implementation, and the profound advantages that effective use of BIM can provide to all members of a project team.
Blueprint Reading for the Building Trades
Blueprint Reading for the Building Trades
List Price $16.75
Website Price $15.92

Read and understand construction documents, blueprints, and schedules. Includes layouts of structural, mechanical, HVAC and electrical drawings. Shows how to interpret sectional views, follow diagrams and schematics, and covers common problems with construction specifications.
Blueprint Reading: Construction Drawings for the Building Trades
Blueprint Reading: Construction Drawings for the Building Trades
List Price $49.95
Website Price $44.96

Blueprint Reading: Construction Drawings for the Building Trades presents a complete overview of construction drawing basics for every aspect of the construction process - from site work, foundations, and structural systems to interior work and finishes. Incorporating all the latest technological advances, this vital construction tool explains blueprint standards, computer-aided design, sections, elevations, schedules, site plans, architectural plans, and much more.
   
 
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